Aicha Less - Councillor for Westminster ( Church Street)

Councillor Aicha Less

 Labour  Church Street  Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children and Public Protection

Email: aless@westminster.gov.uk

Council: Westminster

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) General Purposes (Member) Cabinet (Member) Appointments Sub-Committee (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 5 of 7

Council

Council - Wednesday 22nd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a motion to approve the appointment of Janet Kealey as an independent person to the council’s standards committee, a debate on the opportunities and challenges faced by residents of Harrow Road ward, a series of reports on the City Plan, homelessness, and reform of planning committees, and a report on Council Tax.

January 22, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 16th December, 2024 6.30 pm

The agenda for this meeting includes items on Safeguarding Adults, Housing, Fees and Charges, and the Council Tax Base and Discounts.

December 16, 2024
Cabinet CANCELLED

Cabinet - Monday 18th November, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

November 18, 2024
Council

Council - Wednesday 13th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The Council agreed to readopt the existing Gambling Policy for a further three years, to change the structure of the committees that make planning decisions, to grant Councillor Concia Albert dispensation from attending meetings, and to set the schedule for the Council's meetings in 2025-2026.

November 13, 2024
General Purposes

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday 23rd October, 2024 6.00 pm

This meeting of the General Purposes Committee included a number of items on its agenda, but the most significant were proposals to restructure the council's planning committees, a discussion about the payment of compensation to a tenant, and the approval of the council's meeting schedule for 2025/2026.

October 23, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Westminster After Dark Strategy 2025-2040

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Westminster After Dark Strategy 2025-2040 and its accompanying Implementation Plan, aimed at improving night-time life in Westminster.

Recommendations Approved

North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce - Council Response to Recommendations

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Council's response to the North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce recommendations, allocate initial funding of £150,000 for implementation, and delegate authority for further spending up to £100,000 to the Cabinet Member for Communities.

Recommendations Approved

Future Service Delivery - Repairs, Maintenance and Major Works

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the establishment of a Strategic Alliance underpinned by the Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1) for repairs, maintenance, and major works on Council homes, delegating authority to the Executive Director of Housing & Commercial Partnerships to implement the alliance and approve procurement strategies.

For Determination

Procurement Strategy - Waste Contract

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...the procurement strategy for awarding a new contract for Waste and Recycling Collections, Street Cleansing, and Winter Maintenance, commencing on 16 September 2027, was approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 27